§15A-10-18. Independent Informal Dispute Resolution
(a) A license or certification holder adversely affected by an order or citation of a deficient practice issued pursuant to this article may request the independent informal dispute resolution process. A license or certificate holder may contest a cited deficiency as contrary to law or unwarranted by the facts or both. (b) The State Fire […]
§15A-10-19. Establishment of Demonstration Buildings and Equipment for Educational Instruction in Fire Prevention and Protection; Payment Therefor
The State Fire Marshal is authorized to establish for educational purposes in public and private schools and state educational institutions, demonstration buildings and equipment for fire prevention and protection, and such expenditures therefor shall be made from the funds appropriated therefor to the office of the State Fire Marshal.
§15A-10-20. False Alarm of Fire; Penalties
No person shall make, report, or disclose, by any means of written or verbal communication, aid or abet in such, any alarm of fire which he or she knows to be false at the time of making or turning in the alarm.
§15A-10-21. Tax on Insurance Companies
Every insurance company doing business in this state, except Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance companies, shall pay to the State Insurance Commissioner annually on or before March 1, in addition to the taxes now required by law to be paid by the companies, one half of one percent of the taxable premiums of the companies on […]
§15A-10-22. Penalties
(a) Any person who violates any regulations promulgated by the State Fire Commission as provided in 15A-11-1 et seq. of this code, or by the State Fire Marshal as provided in this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $100 or confined in the county jail […]
§15A-10-23. Construction
Being in the interest of public safety, the provisions of this article shall be liberally construed.
§15A-10-24. Severability
If any section, subsection, subdivision, subparagraph, sentence, or clause of this article is adjudged to be unconstitutional or invalid, such invalidation shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this article and, to this end, the provisions of this article are hereby declared to be severable.
§15A-10-25. Awarding Service Weapon Upon Retirement of Fire Marshal or Service Weapon
(a) Upon the retirement of a State Fire Marshal, any full-time deputy fire marshal or any full-time assistant fire marshal employed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this article shall award to the retiring member his or her service weapon, without charge, upon determining: (1) That the retiring employee is retiring honorably with at […]
§15A-10-10. Service of Repair or Demolition Order
The written order of the State Fire Marshal made pursuant to 15A-10-9 of this code shall be served by delivering a true copy thereof to such owner or, if the owner is absent from the state or his or her whereabouts be unknown to the State Fire Marshal, by mailing a true copy thereof by […]
§15A-10-11. Work to Be Done at Expense of Owner or Occupant Upon Failure to Comply With Repair or Demolition Order; Action to Recover
In the event any owner of any building or premises served with a copy of an order as provided in 15A-10-9 and 15A-10-10 of this code shall fail substantially to comply with such order within 30 days from the date of issuance thereof, or within 30 days after any appeal from such order has been […]